Learning on ScreenOecophylla Smaragdina (Formicidae): Nest-Building and Forming a Bridge; Trophobiosis (Open-Air Shots)
- Synopsis
- Weaver ants build nests by rolling and folding leaves and interweave the gaps with the silk of the larvae. The spaces between the nests are bridged by chains of ants. Trophobiosis (nutrition symbiosis) with membracids and coccids: they are cared for and protected, but also milked for honey-dew.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. st. col. 8 min.
- Year of production
- 1972
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- animal behaviour; ants; insects; weaver ants
Credits
- Writer
- M Mühlenberg; U Maschwitz
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
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- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ - Notes
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